On the Contrary

Of all the English-language columnists in the Israeli press, there is only one who consistently writes stuff that I wish I’d written myself: Haaretz’s Bradley Burston. I don’t always fully agree with him – he’s generally a bit to my left politically – but he’s always thoughtful, and, unlike many Haaretz writers, he’s never so […]

Over the last year-and-a-bit, my loyal readers have come to depend on me for… ummm… I’m not actually sure quite what my readers depend on me for, actually. Possibly a good night’s sleep? Proof that good grammar, spelling, and punctuation aren’t enough to make something worth reading? But in any case, my many several readers […]

I finally got it up – and now it’s your turn to help me keep it up! Get your minds out of the gutter, dear readers; it’s getting crowded here. I’m referring, of course, to my picture at 25Peeps.com – which has finally appeared after weeks on their waiting list, and will stay on their […]

Following the wild success of yesterday’s post, I’ve decided to continue writing six-word blog articles. Now that I’ve wallowed in the adulation of my fanatical fans, I want more – and if brevity is what it takes to make all three of them happy, then brief I shall be. Here, then, is today’s miniature masterpiece: […]

Ernest Hemingway once wrote what must be the world’s shortest short story: For sale: baby shoes, never worn. According to Wired Magazine, he considered it his single best work. I’m not sure if it’s really Hemingway’s best story – certainly it wouldn’t work well as a summer vacation read, except perhaps for a very short […]